The data represents the market value of stevia worldwide in 2014 and provides a forecast for 2017. The global market of natural sweetener Stevia was estimated to have a value of 336 million USD in 2014.
Stevia
Stevia is a natural sweetener which can be extracted from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant and serves as a sugar substitute. The active compounds of Stevia are steviol glycosides which are 200 to 300 times sweeter than sugar, have no calories or carbohydrates, and have no impact on the glycemic index.
Historically, the sweet herb has been used to sweeten teas and medicines for more than 1,500 years in South America.
